According to Eurostat, in 2022 Portugal ranked fourth in the European Union (17.5%) for the number of people unable to properly heat their homes, with the European Union (EU) average remaining at 9.3%. .
The number of people having difficulty paying to heat their homes has increased by 2.4 percentage points in the EU compared to 2021, according to data published this Monday.
Among Member States, Bulgaria (22.5%) has the highest percentage of people having difficulty heating their home, followed by Cyprus (19.2%), Greece (18.7%), Portugal and Lithuania (17 each). .5%), Spain (17.1%) and Romania (15.2%).
At the opposite pole, with the lowest rates, are Finland (1.4%), Luxembourg (2.1%), Slovenia (2.6%), Austria (2.7%), Czech Republic (2.9%), Sweden (3.3%) and Estonia. (3.4%).
The energy price crisis worsened in 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (24 February), prompting the EU to take measures to control rising prices and end energy dependence on Moscow.